A few months ago I covered the ultimate NVR install (sorry no article on that, I got a bit…behind on posting!) which covered combining the object detection and recording capabilities [ … ]
These Smart Blinds Are So Simple! – Soma Smart Blinds Review
A few weeks ago I covered the Aqara roller shade driver, a retrofit device that turns your blinds smart in minutes but there was one problem with it: it could [ … ]
Automate your Internet Usage with Home Assistant and Unifi
There are many reasons you may want to be able to automatically control devices on your network; maybe you want to disable your kids devices at a certain time so [ … ]
Home Assistant Amber: First Impressions!
Home Assistant Amber has been absolutely smashing its crowdfunding goals since it first launched, reaching its initial target in under 5 days and currently its over 180% funded with 11 [ … ]
Easy & Affordable Smart Blinds in Minutes – Aqara E1 Roller Shade Driver Review
Automated blinds and curtains are one of those smart home products that are so visually appealing, but can often be quite daunting to tackle. Aqara thinks they can help you [ … ]
Home Assistant Amber: Let’s talk about it!
Home Assistant Amber has just been announced as an all-in-one hub that has all you need to get started with a smart home, but also offers flexibility for future upgrades [ … ]
5 More Home Assistant Beginner Mistakes to Avoid!
You guys seems to love part one of this little mini series where we took a look at some of the most common Home Assistant beginner mistakes that I see [ … ]
5 Home Assistant Beginner MISTAKES to Avoid!
Home Assistant is an amazing piece of software that we all know and love, but if you are just getting started then it can be a bit overwhelming trying to [ … ]
Monitor Your Smart Homes Energy Usage with Home Assistant!
Home Assistant just dropped a big new feature that is going to massively improve the way you monitor your smart homes energy usage, with a powerful new way to track [ … ]
Home Assistant Add-ons for Beginners
If you are just getting started with Home Assistant, you may have heard a lot of people talk about something called add-ons, which do pretty much exactly what you think, [ … ]